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Old 01-18-2021, 09:12 PM
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My son has a 96 Bonneville with 58,000 miles. When starting it cranks and sputters. It will stall unless the gas is pressed. Once it starts it runs and drives fine. It has stalled a few times while driving after stopping at a light. I cleaned the throttle body. Yesterday the check engine light came on. I replaced the idle control valve. I scanned it and it came back mass air flow sensor. Going to replace that tomorrow. Does this sound like a MAF sensor issue? Any other suggestions please feel free to comment.
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What is the fuel pressure with the ignition on and the engine stopped?

What is the fuel pressure with the engine idling?

Has the fuel pressure regulator ever been replaced?
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Unplug the MAF and see how it runs. Also tap on it while idling and if the engine stumbles the sensor is bad.
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Originally Posted by carfixer007
Unplug the MAF and see how it runs. Also tap on it while idling and if the engine stumbles the sensor is bad.
I did and it stalled out without the MAF. I’m going to replace that today.
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Originally Posted by Paperguynj
I did and it stalled out without the MAF. I’m going to replace that today.
Unplug then start it. Not while it'* running. It should die if unplugged while idling.
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